A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Directed by Uli Edel
berlin, germany
heroin
junkie
prostitution
illegal drugs
dramatic
critical
intense
complicated
informative
Rank
#13 in 1981·#1624 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Natja Brunckhorst
Christiane
Thomas Haustein
Detlev
Jens Kuphal
Axel
Rainer Woelk
Leiche (as Rainer Wölk)
David Bowie
David Bowie
Christiane Reichelt
Babsi
Carlos Alomar
Carlos Alomar (uncredited)
Wolfgang Bathke
Freier im Auto (uncredited)
Renate Küster
Mutter der Freundin (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Uli Edel
Director
Jürgen Jürges
Director of Photography
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Colin Arthur
Makeup Artist
Christiane Felscherinow
Book
Popular Reviews
1551 reviews
M
8.0★ · 03/26/26
notice how it kept getting worse when she stopped blasting Bowie
notice how it kept getting worse when she stopped blasting Bowie
1
bella eriksen
8.0★ · 03/09/26
thank god i didn't watch this at 13 like i wanted to
thank god i didn't watch this at 13 like i wanted to
1
david
9.0★ · 05/22/25
every time david bowie played in this movie i got a spiritual orgasm
every time david bowie played in this movie i got a spiritual orgasm
